FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations 2019 - Group B - Nigeria v Guinea - Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt - June 26, 2019 Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr before the match REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
CAIRO (Reuters) - Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr could not resist a dig at the VAR system after his team's win 2-1 over South Africa at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday, saying the time taken to confirm his opponents' goal had unsettled his team.
The VAR system, which was introduced at the quarter-final stage and is being used in the competition for the first time, made its first significant intervention when it overruled a lineman's decision to disallow Bongani Zungu's goal for offside.
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